You Likely have diabetes if; – Your fasting blood glucose level is 7 Mmol/l or higher or– A two-hour oral glucose tolerance test result of 11.1 Mmol/l or higher. and you Experience symptoms like Increased thirst, frequent urination (especially at night), unexplained increase in appetite, fatigue, erection problems, blurred vision and ingling or numbness in…...
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What is Diabetes? Chance are pretty good that you have been touched by diabetes at some point in your life. In fact, the chances are pretty good that either you, a family member or someone you know has diabetes.It is defined as a group of diseases that result in too much sugar in the blood…...
Benefits of Increasing Dietary Fiber and 5 Great Sources of Fiber you Should be eating – Insoluble fiber forms the bulk of the feces. Promotes regularity and prevents constipationby absorbing water.-Removes toxic waste through colon in less time.-It Increases satiety, People feel full after a meal, eat less and do not feel hungry soon, thereby…...
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Glycemic Index of Foods Glycemic index (GI) is the ability of carbohydrates to raise the blood glucose. The GI assesses the blood glucose response of a fixed amount of available carbohydrate (generally 50 g) from a test food to the same amount of available carbohydrate from a standard food (glucose or white bread). The test…...
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Did you Know….. An obese person is eighty times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than a person of normal weight. With type 2 diabetes, the pancreas usually does produce insulin, but the body’s cells cannot use it properly. The charity’s report, Obesity and Diabetes: A Heavy Burden, published today set out how the risk of developing…...
DIABETES DIAGNOSIS; Hemoglobin A1C TEST This blood test indicates damage to blood proteins caused when glucose binds to the oxygen-carrying hemoglobin in red blood cells, creating free radicals (harmful negatively charged molecules). Results are expressed as a percentage. A British study involving 10,232 adults indicated that HbA1C results accurately predict health problems, including heart attacks…...
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WHY TILAPIA IS BAD HEALTHWISE Health advocates including us at DMRC would tell you to eat fish over meat – and for good reasons. Fish isn’t as fatty as meat and has high concentration of protein. Plus, they provide several health benefits. Tilapia is the most consumed farmed fish in Kenya and the recent reports…...
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Sex and Diabetes. Increasing Libido Naturally. Libido is defined as a person’s overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. Low libido in women and low libido in men have some similar roots, along with some gender-specific ones as well. Common causes of a loss of sexual desire or low libido in women include issues…...
ARE YOU PREDIABETIC OR OVERWEIGHT? TAKE THE QUIZ Pre-diabetes, Diabetes and Overweight are associated with an increased risk of developing many other health problems. You can lower your risk by controling your weight and managing your blood sugar. You say you are not Diabetic? Take this Quiz and let us see how you are doing……...
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